Connector Install Fails On 'connecting This Computer To The Network'
My PC did have the connector installed okay for a long time, then it suddenly stopped backing up. So I uninstalled and tried to re-install the connector. The connector software runs and gets to the...
View ArticleN40L Windows 7 Desktop Issue
Hi everyone, newbie here so be gentle! Recently installed windows 7 to my proliant n40l. Setup went according to plan, however, when booting into desktop I'm getting no desktop! Just distorted trippy...
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Hd Installation - Please Help A Novice
Hi all, Please can someone help me? I have taken delivery of a shiny new HP ProLiant Microserver. I also ordered 2 x WD Red NAS 2Tb Hard Disks at the same time. I took the instructions at face value,...
View ArticleAnyone Using Wd Red Drives?
I've seen these come on the market lately, and since they are designed for NAS systems (always on) they seem like they could be better than the Green line with it's annoying idle and slower speeds....
View ArticleMusic Sharing, Best Approach
We run a WHS V1, 1 PC, 2 laptops, 2 iPhones. Furthermore we have 2 iTunes accounts. We get confused over here when it gets to sharing music amongst our devices. All our cd's are ripped and stored on...
View ArticleCannot Remove Missing Drive - Advanced Problem
The server is an HPServerLX running WHS 2003 with 3 external drives. One of the hard drives shows as missing (was having problems with this and it finally gave up the ghost). Followed the procedure and...
View ArticleMirrors Keep Failing
I have a home-brewed WHS 2011 server. I have 9 hard drives. Most are single drives, but I have two sets of mirrored drives. One pair is the F drive and one pair is the K drive. For several months, the...
View ArticleStablebit Drivepool Not Finding All My Drives
Help please? Following wise advice elsewhere on here, I've abandoned plans to go down the RAID route, and have installed StableBit DrivePool to add an extra layer of security to my data storage and...
View ArticleBackup Config Question - New To Servers - Please Help
Hi all, I just built my first home server using WHS 2011. I intend to use it as a media streaming and file serving/backup device and centralized storage location for all my media and important...
View ArticleServer And Client Backups
Up till now I have been backing up 2 clients and the server to a 1TB external drive. Of the 931GB base it is showing 330GB free space in My Computer and in the Dashboard, however total files on the...
View ArticleEmail Client Computer Backup Status
Is it possible to do this? Or is the information kept somewhere, I can probably get the email bit working if it was already on the machine someone. I've virtualised WHS2011 for the express purpose of...
View ArticleMinecraft On Whs 2011 Won't Allow Packets Through
I want to set up a Minecraft server for my kids and their cousins to play together on. Since my WHS 2011 is on 24/7, and Minecraft server isn't that intensive, I was going to put it on my WHS 2011. I...
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Selecting Proper Hard Drive To Replace
I have a hard drive giving me errors in my DIY WHS build. While it does still let me read/write to the HDD, I can no longer do system backups to it. I do have hard drive duplication enabled. There are...
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Client Installation Fails
I'm using WHS V1 and Lights Out V1.5.3.1806. I have successfully installed the client on 2 laptops, one is Windows 7 the other XP. When I try to install the client on a Windows 7 PC it fails with the...
View ArticleStreaming From The Recorded Tv Archive Folder On Whs 2011
Hi all, I'm new to this forum and have searched for an answer to my question but no luck. I'm wondering how you access your recorded tv archive in Win 7 Media Center once it has been archived to WHS...
View ArticleRequire H340 Server Recovery Disk
My H340 has decided to stop booting for me. After some research, it looks like I need to attempt to recover it using the Server Recovery Disk. Unfortunately, some time over the last three years, my...
View ArticleUsing Whs2011 As A Personnal Cloud Server
Hi, My HomeServer is now fully configured and working, and the next step is to build my own cloud server. I have different smartphones running on multiple OS (android, WP7.5, WP8, iOS..) and I would...
View ArticleISO/Disc Requests - Not Permitted
Dear all We are starting to see an increase in requests for ISOs and Restore Discs for the various HP MediaSmart Server models. This needs to stop. If you own a HP MediaSmart Server and have lost the...
View ArticleBacking Up Shares Larger Than 2Tb To Multiple 2Tb Drives?
This weekend I plan on changing my motherboard/cpu in my Whs v1. Before I do this, I would like to backup the 4tb of data on my shares just in case I need to start over again. I have two 2tb drives...
View ArticleCan I get a higher CPU processor?
Hi, I just wondered can I get a higher CPU processor that I can install myself - is it possible? - and does anyone have a link to somewhere I can buy one and what is the specific one I should buy (if...
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